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Chalcopyrite from
Ponte San Pietro mineralisation, Ischia di Castro, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy


Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ponte San Pietro mineralisation, Ischia di Castro, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:609221
Long-form Identifier:1:3:609221:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘTafone mine (Valle del Tafone mining area), Manciano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘMontenero Quarry, Onano, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘLe Solforate Mine (Solforate Rosselli Mine), Piancastagnaio, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘBagnore Mine (Le Bagnore Mine), Santa Fiora, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘRoccaccia, Allumiere, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
62.0km (38.6 miles) ⓘCampese, Giglio Island, Isola del Giglio, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘCala dell'Allume, Giglio Island, Isola del Giglio, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘPunta di Pietralta, Franco Promontory, Giglio Island, Isola del Giglio, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
63.5km (39.5 miles) ⓘPunta di Mezzo Franco, Franco Promontory, Giglio Island, Isola del Giglio, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘVispi Quarry, San Venanzo, Terni Province, Umbria, Italy
References
Vighi, L. (1954) Seconda relazione sui lavori di ricerca eseguiti nella zona del fiume Fiora, presso Ponte S. Pietro (zona di Sottopoggialti). Report RI.MIN. S.p.a, T 34, 10 pp.
De Casa, G., Manni, A., Saviano, G., Violo, M. (2003) Gold occurrence in Central Italy — the Ponte San Pietro mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 23, 3-4, 99-105.
 
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